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Overview

Craig P. Hunter is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily aligns with the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Aging, Genetics, Endocrinology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. The scope of their work encompasses key topics such as Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, Escherichia coli research studies, RNA regulation and disease, and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research.

Hunter's recent publications illustrate specific areas of investigation and the venues in which their work appears. Notable papers include:

  • Reported transgenerational responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Caenorhabditis elegans are not robust, 2024, eLife
  • SID-4/NCK-1 is important for dsRNA import in Caenorhabditis elegans, 2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Reported transgenerational responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in C. elegans are not robust, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Reported transgenerational responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Caenorhabditis elegans are not robust, 2025, eLife
  • Biallelic SIDT2 loss-of-function in a child with cerebellar ataxia and lysosomal dysfunction mimics impairment of SIDT2 in mice, 2025, Journal of Medical Genetics

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations with various researchers including Andrey V. Shubin, D Patrick Gainey, Alexandra S. Weisman, and Sonya Bhatia. These collaborations span multiple studies and highlight a network of connected research activities.

Hunter's work is also characterized by publications in recurring venues such as:

  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Nature Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Systemic RNAi in C. elegans Requires the Putative Transmembrane Protein SID-1

    William M. Winston;Christina Molodowitch;Craig P. Hunter

  • Transport of dsRNA into Cells by the Transmembrane Protein SID-1

    Evan H. Feinberg;Craig P. Hunter

  • Quantitative analysis of mRNA amplification by in vitro transcription

    L. R. Baugh;A. A. Hill;E. L. Brown;Craig P. Hunter

  • PEP4 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes proteinase A, a vacuolar enzyme required for processing of vacuolar precursors.

    G Ammerer;C P Hunter;J H Rothman;G C Saari

  • Commensal bacteria make GPCR ligands that mimic human signalling molecules

    Louis J. Cohen;Louis J. Cohen;Daria Esterhazy;Seong-Hwan Kim;Christophe Lemetre

  • Protein sorting in yeast: the localization determinant of yeast vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y resides in the propeptide.

    Luis A. Valls;Craig P. Hunter;Joel H. Rothman;Tom H. Stevens

  • Genomic Analysis of Gene Expression in C. elegans

    A. A. Hill;C. P. Hunter;B. T. Tsung;G. Tucker-Kellogg

  • Caenorhabditis elegans SID-2 is required for environmental RNA interference

    William M. Winston;Marie Sutherlin;Amanda J. Wright;Evan H. Feinberg

  • Composition and dynamics of the Caenorhabditis elegans early embryonic transcriptome.

    L. Ryan Baugh;Andrew A. Hill;Donna K. Slonim;Eugene L. Brown

  • Environmental RNA interference

    Jennifer S. Whangbo;Craig P. Hunter

  • Spatial and Temporal Controls Target pal-1 Blastomere-Specification Activity to a Single Blastomere Lineage in C. elegans Embryos

    Craig P Hunter;Cynthia Kenyon

  • SID-1 is a dsRNA-selective dsRNA-gated channel

    Joseph D. Shih;Craig P. Hunter

  • An antiviral role for the RNA interference machinery in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Daniel H. Schott;David K. Cureton;Sean P. Whelan;Craig P. Hunter

  • CDC-42 regulates PAR protein localization and function to control cellular and embryonic polarity in C. elegans.

    Amanda J. Kay;Craig P. Hunter

  • Uptake of extracellular double-stranded RNA by SID-2.

    Deborah L. McEwan;Alexandra S. Weisman;Craig P. Hunter

  • The Extracellular RNA Communication Consortium: Establishing Foundational Knowledge and Technologies for Extracellular RNA Research

    Saumya Das;K Mark Ansel;Markus Bitzer

  • Overproduction-induced mislocalization of a yeast vacuolar protein allows isolation of its structural gene

    Joel H. Rothman;Craig P. Hunter;Luis A. Valls;Tom H. Stevens

  • Evaluation of normalization procedures for oligonucleotide array data based on spiked cRNA controls

    Andrew A Hill;Eugene L Brown;Maryann Z Whitley;Greg Tucker-Kellogg

  • Genetics: a touch of elegance with RNAi.

    Craig P. Hunter

  • Transport of Sequence-Specific RNA Interference Information Between Cells

    Antony M. Jose;Craig P. Hunter

Frequent Co-Authors

Itai Yanai
Itai Yanai New York University
Cynthia Kenyon
Cynthia Kenyon University of California, San Francisco
Joel H. Rothman
Joel H. Rothman University of California, Santa Barbara
Sean F. Brady
Sean F. Brady Rockefeller University
Alissa M. Weaver
Alissa M. Weaver Vanderbilt University
Julin N. Maloof
Julin N. Maloof University of California, Davis
Gordon K. Smyth
Gordon K. Smyth Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Anna M. Krichevsky
Anna M. Krichevsky Brigham and Women's Hospital
Justin R. Cross
Justin R. Cross Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Yitzhak Pilpel
Yitzhak Pilpel Weizmann Institute of Science

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